Metal closure for bottles, jars, &amp;c.



PATENTED'FEB. 2l, 1905. A. L. WEISSENTHANNER. METAL GLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, 6:0.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO 17 190s C@ .j ML euroarmy/4f. @www UNITED STATES Patented February 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

METAL CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, &o.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,002, dated February 21, 1905.

Application iiled December 1'7, 1903. Serial No,185,534.

T0 @ZZ whom, t muy concern.'

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. WEIssEN- THANNER, a citizen of the Republic of France,

and a resident of the city of New York, in the flanged at its top to overlie the crown portionV of the stopper and is provided with a detachable connection to enable it to be readily released from the bottle or jar to remove the stopper, the detachable connection including a tongue designed to be engaged by the fingers of the user to release the connection. This tongue has been integrally formed with one end of the ring or band forming the flange of the stopper, and as the metal is thin the tongue presents a sharp edge and cannot be readily engaged by the lingers of the opener for releasing the stopper without causing' injury or pain, and it is frequently necessary to use some sharp-pointed instrument on the tongue to release the connection so as vremove the stopper.

My invention has for an `object to provide a construction whereby this defect is removed.

More particularly my invention has for an object to so construct the stopper that the detachable connections of the securing-flange may be readily and easily broken or disengaged by the lingers of the user without causing the slightest pain or injury and without the necessity of resorting to the use of an implement.

These and other objects of my invention will more fully appear from the following` description.

My invention consists in the novel parts, Vimprovements, and combinations herein shown and described. V

The accompanying drawings, which are referred to herein and form a part' hereof, illustrate one embodiment of my invention and serve in connection with the description herein to explain the principles thereof.

Of the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a stopper constructed in accordance with my invention. the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the detachable connections of the securing-flange released. Fig. I is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating the stopper shown in the previous figures as applied to a bottle; and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a top plan and end elevation of a part of the detachable connections, shown on an enlarged scale.

A sheet-metal stopper constructed in accordance with my invention comprises a cover or crown portion and a detachable flange portion consisting of a ring provided with detachable connections and a releasing-tongue having its end made blunt. In accordance with the best embodiment of the invention the end of the releasing-tongue is made blunt by folding the metal inwardly, and the folded end of the tongue is preferably, also, bent transversely to the fold, so that it may be more easily engaged by the lingers of the user.

In accordance with the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated the stopper comprises a crown portion 1, preferably having an integral depending flange 2, adapted to embrace a disk 3, of suitable sealing material,

as paper or cork, and a iiange portion consisting of a separate ring or band 4, made of sheet metal, having its upper edge iianged inwardly to overlie the upper edge of the crown portion 1, the band being made of such width that its lower edge may be forced into locking relation with an annular shoulder 5, formed on the exterior of the bottle 6 near its mouth. As

shown, the iiange portion 4 is made of a strip of metal bent into the form of a ring and having its ends detachably secured by interlocking connections consisting of a projection 7, stamped out of the metal of the band near one end and adapted to pass through an opening 8 Fig. 2 is a plan view of in a detaching-tongue 9, integrally formed with the other end of the ring. In accordance with my invention the free end of the tongue 9 is made blunt. This may be accomplished in any suitable way. As shown, the end of the tongue 9 is made blunt by making a fold in the metal. This fold preferably and as shown is made by bending the end of the tongue 9 inwardly towardthe body of the stopper and backwardly, as at 10, so that the metal thus folded lies in close contact with the body of the tongue. The end of the tongue is thus caused to present a rounded surface, which can be engaged by the lingers of the user without danger of causing pain or injury. In order that the end of the tongue may be more readily engaged by the lingers, the folded end of the tongue is preferably bent or curved slightly transversely to the fold, as clearly shown in Figs. l, 5, and 6, so that the central part of the tongue is held away from the adjacent surface of the flange portion of the stopper. The user by 'forcing the end of a linger between the blunt end of the tongue 9 and the flange portion 4 of the stopper may easily force the tongue outwardly, thus bending the projection 7 outwardly and releasing the interlocking connections of the band.

My invention is not limited to the precise construction shown and described, as changes may be made in the details thereof without departing from the main principles of the inventon and without sacrilicing its chief advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what l I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A sheet-metal stopper comprising a crown portion, and a detachable fiange portion consisting of a ring provided With detachable connections, and a releasing-tongue adapted to be engaged by the lingers, said tongue having its end made blunt.

E2. A sheet-metal stopper comprising a crown portion, and a detachable liange portion consisting of a ring provided with detachable connections, and a releasing-tongue adapted to be engaged by the lingers, said tongue having its end made blunt by a bend in the metal.

3. A sheetmetal stopper comprising a crown portion, and a detachable flange portion consisting of a ring provided with detachable connections, and a releasing-tongue having its end folded inwardly and backwardly With relation to the flange of the stopper.

Il. A sheet-metal stopper comprising' a crown portion, and a detachable flange portion consisting of a ring provided with detachable connections, and a releasing-tongue having its end folded inwardly and baekwardly with relation to the flange of the stopper and bent transversely to said fold.

ln testimony whereofl have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED L.' WEISSENTHANNER.

llitiicsses:

E. CAMBRELENG, J. H. FREEMAN. 

